So I ditched KDE completely since my last post. What do you think of my setup so far? I tweaked it a little, including new hotkeys and software.
Environment:
- CachyOS
- NiriWM
- Noctalia (custom themed)
Extra Software (some custom shortcuts made for):
- Satty (screenshot tool)
- Swaylock (Customized SDDM)
- kitty
- Adguard-cli
- Picocrypt (CLI)
- Namida (music player highly recommended for Linux and Android; also works on degoogled phones).
Question: Is it strange to use SDDM with Niri? Some folks switch to another DM.
See the desktop in motion
Edit: added a .gif to show off the desktop better.
I understand your point; on my other machine (experimental setup), it’s all barebones, TTY only for performance.
On this rig, though (even if it’s not the fastest). I have more resources to spare, so I like to have something different to stare at than my TTY setup xD.
The reason that I have this dock at the bottom is for a couple of members of this household. That way they can use my system as well. They’re not used to Linux, let alone a DM like Niri. I did run KDE before, but the Niri workflow fits my needs more :)